Boy tied to a chair and tortured with hammer - and it was all filmed by laughing child thugs

The boy was repeatedly punched and kicked in the face (Image: Facebook)

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Disturbing footage is being shared online of a terrified boy tied to a chair begging for mercy before being threatened with a hammer and brutally punched and kicked in the face.

In the video, his depraved attacker can be seen holding the tool to his head and asking him to "beg" before telling him that he will put the hammer "through his f****** head".

The boy repeatedly urges the thug to not attack him before landing a punch on the side of his head.

A separate clip then shows the victim being kicked and smacked in the head as he remains bound to a chair.

The sickening footage has been shared more than 2,000 times on Facebook and police in Doncaster have confirmed a 14-year-old boy has been arrested on on suspicion of false imprisonment, affray and making threats to kill.

At one point a hammer was held to his face (Image: Facebook)

A spokeswoman for South Yorkshire Police said: "Detectives in Doncaster have arrested a 14-year-old boy after a video circulated showing three teenage boys assaulting another.

"In the video, which was sent directly to police, a 16-year-old can be seen tied to a chair and threatened with a hammer. He is then repeatedly punched and kicked in the face. It is believed the video was filmed in March of this year.